$58,386
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Champlain College is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Burlington, Vermont with 2,752 undergraduates and 481 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $35,860 a year (tuition and fees $47,850). It admits 83% of applicants and 65% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $58,386 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $26,814 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$35,860
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$47,850
US median $11,837
Admission rate
83%
US median 78%
Completion rate
65%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$26,814
About $284 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$58,386
Rank 883 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $35,860
- Tuition and fees
- $47,850
- Cost of attendance
- $65,009
- Students with a need-based grant
- 25%
- Students with federal loans
- 52%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $28,885
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $26,034
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $34,164
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $33,857
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $41,438
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $37,536 in 2015-16 to $47,850 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 83%
- Average SAT
- 1,312
- Undergraduates
- 2,752
- Graduate students
- 481
- Part-time students
- 23%
- Women
- 39%
- Students per teacher
- 13
- Completion rate
- 65%
- Retention rate
- 82%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 71
- Endowment
- $38.7M
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 883 of 5,094 US colleges and 5 of 10 in Vermont (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | VT median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $35,860 | $25,239 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $47,850 | $48,795 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 83% | 67% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 65% | 65% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 82% | 82% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $26,814 | $20,951 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $48,844 | $44,119 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $58,386 | $54,358 | $52,928 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US private nonprofit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 74% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 71% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
71 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementBachelor's | Bachelor's | 154 | $27,000 | $72,652 | $112,282 | $85,063 |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementOnlineCertificate | Certificate | 100 | $23,000 | $73,588 | $108,994 | $52,615 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsOnlineMaster's | Master's | 92 | $31,090 | $90,930 | $113,253 | $103,485 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 71 | $26,000 | $46,334 | $69,076 | $68,257 |
| Security Science and TechnologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 69 | $27,000 | $70,586 | $101,401 | $57,805 |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementOnlineMaster's | Master's | 65 | Withheld | $106,285 | $145,009 | $121,855 |
| Design and Applied ArtsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 56 | $26,870 | $38,264 | $54,561 | $51,490 |
| Security Science and TechnologyOnlineMaster's | Master's | 54 | $35,971 | $110,892 | $134,853 | $82,399 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsOnlineGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 52 | $28,745 | $88,160 | $115,119 | $94,506 |
| Visual and Performing Arts, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 51 | $27,000 | $30,138 | $57,883 | $41,688 |
| Computer ProgrammingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 41 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $83,439 |
| Computer Software and Media ApplicationsOnlineCertificate | Certificate | 38 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $41,400 |
| Human Resources Management and ServicesOnlineGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 32 | $31,279 | $76,041 | $103,592 | $74,850 |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesOnlineMaster's | Master's | 30 | Withheld | $63,161 | $93,792 | $89,981 |
| Human Resources Management and ServicesOnlineMaster's | Master's | 29 | Withheld | $74,635 | Withheld | $83,558 |
| Computer ProgrammingOnlineCertificate | Certificate | 24 | Withheld | Withheld | $101,091 | $56,556 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 24 | $26,917 | $61,306 | $68,274 | $76,194 |
| MarketingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 22 | $24,125 | $42,569 | $60,198 | $69,303 |
| Film/Video and Photographic ArtsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 21 | $27,000 | $21,092 | $35,945 | $43,765 |
| Business/Commerce, GeneralOnlineAssociate's | Associate's | 20 | $22,000 | Withheld | $70,296 | $49,927 |
| Computer ScienceBachelor's | Bachelor's | 19 | $27,000 | $54,036 | $97,753 | $107,009 |
| Legal Research and Advanced Professional StudiesOnlineGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 15 | Withheld | Withheld | $93,818 | $114,740 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 15 | $26,000 | $23,237 | $47,141 | $48,471 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesOnlineCertificate | Certificate | 15 | Withheld | Withheld | $83,719 | $44,589 |
| Computer Software and Media ApplicationsOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 14 | $27,000 | $52,260 | $67,795 | $58,894 |
In the area
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Questions and answers
How much does Champlain College cost?
$35,860 a year is the average net price at Champlain College after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $47,850, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $65,009. Families earning under $30,000 pay $28,885 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Champlain College?
83% of applicants are admitted to Champlain College. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,312. The median admission rate of colleges in Vermont is 67%.
How much do Champlain College graduates earn?
$58,386 a year is the median pay of former Champlain College students who work, 10 years after they started ($48,844 after 6 years). That ranks 883 of 5,094 US colleges and 5 of 10 in Vermont. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Security Science and Technology (Master's) at $110,892.
How much student debt do Champlain College graduates have?
$26,814 is the median federal student loan debt of Champlain College graduates, about $284 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 52% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Champlain College?
65% of first-time, full-time students at Champlain College finish within 6 years. 82% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of private nonprofit 4-year colleges is 57%.
What are the most popular majors at Champlain College?
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management (154 bachelor's graduates), Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management (100 certificate graduates), Business Administration, Management and Operations (92 master's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 71 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.